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IKEA found guilty, fined $1.2 mn in French employee spy case

The French branch of the Swedish company was accused of snooping on its workers over several years
Last Updated 15 June 2021, 11:27 IST

A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euros ($1.21 million) fine as the world's biggest furniture retailer was found guilty of spying on some of its employees in France.

The French branch of the Swedish company was accused of snooping on its workers over several years and breaching their privacy by reviewing records of their bank accounts and sometimes using fake employees to write up reports on staff.

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(Published 15 June 2021, 10:50 IST)

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